Try this:
Working jsFiddle Demo
The important things to know are:
One: You need the references in the
Two: Any div at all can be made into a dialog. The div can have any HTML formatting and elements, including buttons, images, input boxes, etc. The div, with all its formatted elements, will appear as such in the dialog.
Three: Usual practice is to first initialize the dialog, but set autoOpen: false,, and then later on you can force it to open with a ('#divID').dialog( 'open' ) command.
Four: The dialog will not auto-close when you click the button. You must close it using the ('#divID').dialog( 'close' ) command
Five: There are many settings you can use when initializing the dialog. Among the most useful or intriguing are:
* autoOpen: true/false,
* width: 500, //Note: no 'px'
* position: 'top',
* draggable: false,
* closeOnEscape: false
Six: To re-use a dialog -- that is, to replace its contents and re-open:
$('#dlgDiv').html('New stuff goes here
');
$('#dlgDiv').dialog('open');
Seven: To outright destroy a dialog (allows you to re-create another dlg using .dialog():
$('#dlgDiv').dialog('destroy');
Fully working, stand-alone, cut/pastable example:
Additional Reading:
http://salman-w.blogspot.ca/2013/05/jquery-ui-dialog-examples.html
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